Anticreeping clamp for rails.



M. SWARNY.

ANTIGREEPING CLAMP FOR RAILS.

Patented Feb, 2, 1915.

WITNESSES W W,

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MELCH IOR SWARNY, OF HOMESTEAD, PENNSYLVANIA, .ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO EIVIEHY KOCSIS, OF HOMESTEAD, PENNSYLVANIA.

ANTICREEPING CLAMP .FOR RAILS.

Application filed September 8, 1914.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Mnncnioa SwARNY, a subject of the King of Hungary, residing at Homestead, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Anticreeping Clamps for Rails, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to anti creeping clamp for rails and has for its object to provide a device of such character, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, to prevent longitudinal movement, known as creeping, which is caused by heavy travel over the track and is of general occurrence when some means is not provided to arrest such longitudinal movement.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of such class, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, which is simple in its construction and arrangement, strong, durable, efficient and convenient in.its use, readily set up and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists of a novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications can be resorted to which come within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views Figure 1 is a perspective, partly in section and partly broken away, of a track rail showing the adaptation of an anti-creeping clamp in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one of the clamp members. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the clamping head. Fig. 4 is a perspective view, broken away, of one of the clamping bars. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a locking wedge.

Referring to the drawings in detail 1 de- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 2, 1915.

Serial No. 860,735.

notes a base, 2 the web and 3 the head of a track rail and positioned against each side of the web 2, as well as overlapping the base 3, is a clamping bar 1, cut ava y intermediate its ends, to provide a pocket 5.

The reference character 6 denotes a bar which is adapted to be positioned below the base 1, and has one end enlarged as at 7, to provide a shoulder 8 which when the bar 6 is in position abuts against one longitudinal edge of the base 1. The enlarged end 7 is provided with a vertically disposed wedgeshaped opening 9. The other end of the bar 6 terminates in aclamping head 10 which is adapted to overlap one side of the base 1 and seat in the pocket 5. The bar 6 in connection with the head 7 provides what is termed a clamping member.

Associated with the enlarged end 7 of the bar 6 is a clamping head comprising a base 11 and an extension 12 which is adapted to overlap the base 1 and seat in the pocket 5 of a clamping bar. The base 1 is formed with an opening 13 for the reception of the enlarged end 7 of the bar ('3 and said clamping head is further provided with a vertically disposed opening 1 1, which registers with the opening 9.

Extending down through the openings 14L, 9 is a clamping wedge 15, having a trans verse opening 16 for the passage of a hold fast device, not shown. lVhen the wedge 15 is in the position shown in Fig. l, the clamping head which is mounted upon the end 7 of the bar 6 is fixedly secured in position. The clamping head when seated in the pocket 5 securely clamps the bar 4: against the web 2.

What I claim is A device for the purpose set forth comprising a pair of clamping bars adapted to be positioned at opposite sides of a track rail and overlap the base thereof, each of said bars having its outer face provided intermediate its ends with a pocket, a clamping member including a bar having one end enlarged and provided with a vertical opening and its other end formed with a clamping head adapted to overlap one side of a base of a rail and seated in one of said pock- In testimony whereof I affix my signature its, adclamping head mounted upon said enin the presence of two Witnesses.

ar 'e end and ca sable of overla in the other side of a bas of a rail and s ted in a MELCHIOR SWALNY' pocket of the other clamping bar, and means for connecting the last mentioned clamping head to said clamping member.

Witnesses:

MAX H. SROLOVITZ, MARIE H. ZBIERA.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of IPatents,

Washington, D. G. 

